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Best Tacos Al Pastor in University City

Trey Popp gives us two reviews in one yesterday as he reviews the bricks and mortar Don Memo Restaurant in Upper Darby and the Tacos […]

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BBP Versus 500º

Table Matters issues a throwdown of sorts. It’s 500º versus Bobby Flay’s own Bobby’s Burger Palace. In the end it’s quality over quantity. Bobby’s Burger […]

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Aiming High at R2L

Joy Manning reviews Daniel Stern’s R2L in the May issue of Philadelphia Magazine. She generally finds the recession ignoring menu works for her. [M]ost of […]

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3 Bells for Amis

Craig LaBan wasn’t convinced while dining at Amis during an early scouting mission but when it was time for a formal review, LaBan found Marc […]

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Street Team Goes in Search of Super Torta

Fans of the Travel Channel’s  No Reservations may recall Anthony Bourdain devouring a humongous torta in San Francisco’s That’s It Market. After a recent visit […]

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Dessert Sounds Best at Maru Global Takoyaki

Adam Erace chows down on the takoyaki balls at Maru Global Takoyaki and finds the sauces to be overbearing but he finds bliss in the […]

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Amis Pulsing With Vitality

Trey Popp has much more praise for Amis than alt-weekly counterpart Adam Erace did. Popp doesn’t find the price or portions offensive and there is […]

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Zavino Gets Two Bells

Craig LaBan finds the nightly specials to be the real treat at Zavino but what does he say about the pizza? But I’m not on […]

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All But the Portions are Right at Amis

Adam Erace loves the tastes of Amis but he wishes there was just more on the plate. Amis is billed as affordable, and it is—compared […]

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Two Bells for Sampan

Craig LaBan enjoys Sampan despite some sharp criticisms for chef Michael Schulson’s Asian fusion eatery. For every gripe, though, there were more dishes that soared. […]

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It’s the Pasta at Zavino

The ‘za might only rank be third in the list of reasons to head to Zavino. It’s the pasta that has Trey Popp praising. First, […]

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Dashes of Hope at Devil’s Den

Adam Erace is teased by the presence of a James Beard nominated chef in the kitchen at Devil’s Den. There are some misses but also […]

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Hit-or-Miss Affair at Dettera

Craig LaBan likes the wine selection at Ambler’s Dettera but he finds lots of other things to criticize. Dettera suffers from such a host of […]

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Popp a Believer in Octopus Balls

Trey Popp is a believer in Ryo Igarashi’s Maru Global Takoyaki. He’s really blown away by the octopus balls though he admits, consistency is still […]

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Erace Digs Zavino

Adam Erace reviews Zavino, Midtown Village’s new pizza trattoria and he finds some Philadelphia’s best pizza plus some other surprises like house-made headcheese ravioli. But […]